Meet with Santa

Sharing can be a difficult task to ask of a child, except as the holidays approach and those same children continuously share lists of favorite gift ideas. Independence Township Parks and Recreation is offering them an opportunity to share those wishes with Santa Claus himself at the Liberty Golf Club on Dec. 1-2. Parks and […]

Toys for tots, tunes for adults

People love being plugged into the goings-on in their community. Some local bands will literally be plugged in to the seventh annual Toys for Tots event at the Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club on Dec. 3. The night kicks off at 2 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. OCSC is located at 4770 Waterford Road in […]

Pay back

As holiday shopping picks up there is a warning to check writers both good and bad: make sure you can pay before you tear that paper out of your ledger. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office is empowering those on the receiving end of an insufficient- funds transaction with the Bad Check Restitution Program. The program […]

Hard work pays

After another successful season in the Oakland Activities Association, another league championshipand a second-place finish at the OAA meet, the only thing left on deck for members of the Clarkston Wolves girls swimming team was the state finals. The girls traveled to Oakland University in Rochester to compete in the state preliminaries and finals on […]

Athlete of the week, Leach signs down there by the (cross) X

Even after being physically unable to run, Clarkston senior Jenna Leach was still able to help keep her team competitive in the championship. On Nov. 14, Leach was able to see all of her years of hard work realized while signing a letter of intent to run cross country for Oakland University, a division I […]

A wishbone away

Too much turkey could be to blame for a Black Friday defeat. The Clarkston Wolves hockey team, looking to rebound from a season-opening loss to Birmingham Unified nearly a week prior, kept up with the defending state champions for more than half the game, but in the end, fresh legs won the game. The Brighton […]

Grapplers ready

Tradition is hard to break, and hopefully it won’t change soon. The Clarkston Wolves wrestling program has kept up a tradition of quality teams and outstanding individual wrestlers. The Wolves sent eight wrestlers to the state finals in 2005, and four placed. The highest was then-senior Josh McAllister in the 171-pound weight class. All of […]

Coach of the year

Those who can’also teach. Clarkston’s Dustin Coleman, a four-year player for Clarkston High School in the late 1990’s was recognized for his teaching by the parents and players of the Rochester Youth Soccer League. Coleman, 24, a 2000 CHS graduate has been coaching in the RYSL, a part of the Michigan State Youth Soccer League, […]

No BCS needed to find champion(s)

Two out of three isn’t bad, but having three teams from a program headed to the championship is a great feat. The Clarkston Chiefs, for the first time in its 36-year history, sent one each of its freshman and junior varsity and the varsity squads to Super Bowl II, Northern Youth Football League championship game […]

A second chance

For children’s toys and clothes, as well as inexpensive home d’cor, Second Chance Resale in Independence Township may have what you need. Phil and Teresa Amiot of Holly own and manage Second Chance, which opened in late November. The 1,850-square-foot building houses many items for purchase, including home d’cor, furniture, kitchen ware, jewelry, toys, books […]

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